blocks of the city were completely destroyed. United States While the hurricane traversed Cuba on August 24, the United States National Weather Bureau issued hurricane warnings for southern Florida between Tampa and Jupiter and advised ships to avoid the eastern Gulf and South Atlantic. Ahead of the hurricane's landfall in Mexico, the Weather Bureau raised storm and hurricane warnings for the Texas coat on August 27. Upon landfall, the storm's northern half brought increased swells and gusty winds to, recorded up to , to parts of southern Texas. Tides were described as the highest in several years. Tarpon Beach was devastated by surging waters, with every structure except the lighthouse and quarantine station being damaged or destroyed. Debris from the town washed ashore away at Point Island. Rescued personnel from Brazos Santiago were able to save all of the stranded residents as waters rose. The coastlines of Mustang Island and San José Island straddling Aransas Pass were submerged. Low-lying areas north of Corpus Christi were inundated by of water and several piers were damaged. A tornado near Beeville destroyed a large barn and outhouse. Rainfall from the hurricane reached in Falfurrias between August 27 and 28. Twenty-four-hour rainfall reached in La Parra, a state record for the month of August at the time. Overall damage in the state was minimal from the storm and there were no deaths. Aftermath Crippled communication networks and infrastructure hampered relief efforts in the immediate aftermath. More than of railway was destroyed and numerous roads were washed out. The city of Monterrey was entirely cut-off and within days, food supplies were low and residents were at risk of famine. Local water supplies were rendered useless. Many residents and visitors in the city did all they could to help rescue those trapped in the flood waters and take care of the homeless. According to The New York Times, one person rescued 30 people stranded in flood waters. Numerous rescue operations were undertaken during the flood, saving many lives. However, survivors faced another issue after losing their homes: lack of food. Food was unavailable to most residents in the wake of the storm until August 31 when the first relief supplies arrived. Even then, most only received a small amount of bread and beans. Municipal authorities and the American Consulate provided bread, coffee, and soup to more than 10,000 people. Benefit performances and bull fights were planned